desiderate
verb (used with object)
to wish or long for.
desideration
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a word derived from
desiderate.
Example Sentences
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He was called Gissing because he arrived, in the furnace man's poke, on the same day on which, after long desideration, we were united in holy booklock with a copy of "By the Ionian Sea."
From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Morley, Christopher
